AToE wrote:Back on topic - I think it's hilarious how much security the Pres gets, secret routes, snipers on roofs etc - our leader we just leave to the wolves.

How much security does our PM even get? I imagine he has a few security officers that travel with him, but certainly no snipers! Ah, the joys of being a less important country, save money on this kind of stuff. Kinda funny.

I don't think it's as much a matter of being less important but being less black.

Did they do that for other presidents?

Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.~Pink Snowman

AToE wrote:Back on topic - I think it's hilarious how much security the Pres gets, secret routes, snipers on roofs etc - our leader we just leave to the wolves.

How much security does our PM even get? I imagine he has a few security officers that travel with him, but certainly no snipers! Ah, the joys of being a less important country, save money on this kind of stuff. Kinda funny.

I don't think it's as much a matter of being less important but being less black.

Did they do that for other presidents?

I believe they did. I don't think being black is that much of a concern up here, just not that big of a deal.

AToE wrote:Back on topic - I think it's hilarious how much security the Pres gets, secret routes, snipers on roofs etc - our leader we just leave to the wolves.

How much security does our PM even get? I imagine he has a few security officers that travel with him, but certainly no snipers! Ah, the joys of being a less important country, save money on this kind of stuff. Kinda funny.

I don't think it's as much a matter of being less important but being less black.

Did they do that for other presidents?

I believe they did. I don't think being black is that much of a concern up here, just not that big of a deal.

No, but racist rednecks here might think it would be easier to take a shot at him in Canada. I'm not saying there are Canadian racists who want him assassinated (maybe there is, I don't know.)

Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.~Pink Snowman

AToE wrote:Back on topic - I think it's hilarious how much security the Pres gets, secret routes, snipers on roofs etc - our leader we just leave to the wolves.

How much security does our PM even get? I imagine he has a few security officers that travel with him, but certainly no snipers! Ah, the joys of being a less important country, save money on this kind of stuff. Kinda funny.

I don't think it's as much a matter of being less important but being less black.

Did they do that for other presidents?

I believe they did. I don't think being black is that much of a concern up here, just not that big of a deal.

No, but racist rednecks here might think it would be easier to take a shot at him in Canada. I'm not saying there are Canadian racists who want him assassinated (maybe there is, I don't know.)

Actually you might be right, and there is a white-nationalist community here too, it's just much smaller than the US one (stormfront.org has a seperate forum for Canadian bigots ). That said, I think this is pretty much just the kind of protection the pres gets - isn't it normal for them to have secret routs and decoy vehicles and snipers when in foreign countries?

Baraka Bryan wrote:overall, obama's links to Canada (brother in law, members of his administration) will bode well for our bicameral interests. I felt the visit looked amicable and in their press conference tere was a real spirit of collaboration in their words.

"The good news is, we've solved the financial crisis! The Bad news is the US is now part of Canada!"

as for the security, i remember some commentators saying that this was about twice the security as Bush's visit to Canada.

Thanks, I've heard it was a lot higher.

Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.~Pink Snowman

Baraka Bryan wrote:overall, obama's links to Canada (brother in law, members of his administration) will bode well for our bicameral interests. I felt the visit looked amicable and in their press conference tere was a real spirit of collaboration in their words.

"The good news is, we've solved the financial crisis! The Bad news is the US is now part of Canada!"

Hmm, 50 new prvinces would be interesting... Maybe then they'd let us watch TV shows online...

Baraka Bryan wrote:overall, obama's links to Canada (brother in law, members of his administration) will bode well for our bicameral interests. I felt the visit looked amicable and in their press conference tere was a real spirit of collaboration in their words.

"The good news is, we've solved the financial crisis! The Bad news is the US is now part of Canada!"

Hmm, 50 new prvinces would be interesting... Maybe then they'd let us watch TV shows online...

...and we can get this whole bacon issue straightened out.

Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.~Pink Snowman